JABA TO THE GUT

And he's off

“So if it can happen again, great, but the priority is staying in the Premier League.

“If you went back and asked the Wigan people what they’d rather be, they’d have said they’d rather not win the FA Cup but stay in the Premier League.”

Joe Hart regains his place in goal for the Hammers but injuries to seven players means the England goalkeeper will have fringe men and youth products in front of him.

Marko Arnautovic, Manuel Lanzini, Michail Antonio, Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho, Winston Reid and Jose Fonte are all injured, while Cheikhou Kouyate, who has ankle and calf problems, is to be rested ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League game with Crystal Palace.

Moyes says he will only sign players he believes can cope with a demanding schedule.

He added: “You need groups of players who can play the 38 league games and quite a few cup games.

“In the long term I hope we can get a durability about them and you do it through recruitment, the type of players you bring in."

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